Larry Bird vs. Paul Seymour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Seymour and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Paul Seymour: 1947-48 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Paul Seymour 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Paul Seymour 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Paul Seymour 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Paul Seymour 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Paul Seymour 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Paul Seymour 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Paul Seymour 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Paul Seymour 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Paul Seymour 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Paul Seymour 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Paul Seymour 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Paul Seymour 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Paul Seymour 5,836

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Paul Seymour 1,694 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Paul Seymour 2,341

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Paul Seymour 622

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Paul Seymour .350

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Paul Seymour .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Paul Seymour 14.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Paul Seymour 4.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Paul Seymour 6.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Paul Seymour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Paul Seymour 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Paul Seymour 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Paul Seymour 3.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Paul Seymour 650

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Paul Seymour 164 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Paul Seymour 257

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Paul Seymour 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Paul Seymour .329

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Paul Seymour .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Paul Seymour 18.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Paul Seymour 5.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Paul Seymour 6.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.